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| “ | The man who controls this, controls the world. | „ |
| ~ Thaddeus Valentine's most famous line. |
| “ | Sorry you had to hear that. | „ |
| ~ Thaddeus reluctantly betrays Tom by kicking him down the garbage hole after Hester told him the truth. |
Thaddeus Valentine is the main antagonist the 2018 post-apocalyptic steampunk film Mortal Engines, which was originally based off of the 2001 novel of the same name.
He is the Head of the Guild of Historians and also Katherine Valentine's father and Tom Natsworthy's former mentor, serving as the latter's father figure, as well as Hester Shaw's arch-nemesis before later being revealed to be her biological father. Appearing in both adaptations of the story as an obsessed leader who aspired to rule everything all over, Thaddeus sought to find a very important book in his quest to completely rule London and all of the world altogether; this involved trying to kill Hester, who takes it upon herself to eliminate Valentine at all costs.
He was portrayed by Hugo Weaving, who also played Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- When he found out that Hester Shaw's mother Pandora had found an ancient technology on the dead continent of America, Thaddeus killed her.
- He scarred Hester's face before she eventually escaped his wrath and obtained a necklace that her mother relinquished to her. This led to Hester becoming an assassin seeking vengeance.
- He tried to kill Tom Natsworthy when Hester tried to taught him about his mother assassination despite he don't understand what she wanted to say.
- He started a coup and killed Lord Mayor Magnus Crome.
- He destroyed the ATL air fleet.
- He was stabbing Anna Fang before the latter fell to her death.
- He dared Hester Shaw to kill him so they could both die together.
- Despite he tried to save his daughter from London destruction he remorselessly abandons her to her fate when she refused to follow him.
Trivia[]
- While his film counterpart is Pure Evil, his original book counterpart isn't, in the book version, he cares about his daughter, Katherine, Katherine's influence at least causes him to have pangs of conscience about what he's doing and made peace with Hester when Katherine dies.
External Links[]
- Thaddeus Valentine on the Villains Wiki
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